The solar eclipse is rapidly approaching, and while many people are scrambling to get their last-minute glasses...

...it's making some people think about Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Nickelodeon

In the Nickelodeon series, the Day of the Black Sun is a total eclipse that temporarily renders the villains — the Fire Nation's firebenders — powerless. So, the show's protagonists choose that day to invade the Fire Nation.

Nickelodeon

Their objective is to use the eclipse to defeat the Fire Lord, ending the Hundred Year War. I won't spoil you on how that turns out.